Health in Trabzon, Türkiye: official figures
Trabzon (figures for the whole province) had 2,506 doctors in 2024, 305 per 100,000 people, 5th highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 1,110 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Trabzon?
There were 22 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Trabzon in 2024 (17 run by the Ministry of Health, 4 private, 1 university) with 3,279 beds, 399 per 100,000 people, 6th highest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Trabzon?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Trabzon was 79.0 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 76.0, women 82.1), down from 79.8 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 4th highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 77.3).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The doctor ratio across the province that contains the city of Trabzon rose from 224 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 305 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Trabzon counted 3,463 nurses (421 per 100,000, national 309) and 723 midwives in 2024, with 61 dentists and 54 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 55 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Trabzon in 2024, compared with 103 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Trabzon was 3.52 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 57 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Trabzon compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Trabzon ranks 5 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | İzmir | 350 |
| 3 | İstanbul | 317 |
| 4 | Elazığ | 308 |
| 5 | Trabzon | 305 |
| 6 | Erzurum | 295 |
| 7 | Eskişehir | 292 |
| 8 | Antalya | 286 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Trabzon ranks 6 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sivas | 460 |
| 4 | Malatya | 449 |
| 5 | Ankara | 425 |
| 6 | Trabzon | 399 |
| 7 | Eskişehir | 391 |
| 8 | Gaziantep | 386 |
| 9 | Konya | 381 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Trabzon ranks 3 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malatya | 448 |
| 2 | Elazığ | 431 |
| 3 | Trabzon | 421 |
| 4 | Ankara | 413 |
| 5 | Sivas | 400 |
| 6 | Samsun | 390 |
| 7 | Eskişehir | 386 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Trabzon ranks 4 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mardin | 79.7 |
| 2 | Muğla | 79.3 |
| 3 | Ankara | 79.2 |
| 4 | Trabzon | 79.0 |
| 5 | Malatya | 78.8 |
| 6 | İstanbul | 78.6 |
| 7 | Batman | 78.6 |
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Sources
- Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute): Bölgesel İstatistikler (Regional Statistics database): 114 indicators for the 81 provinces, 2014-2024 (CSV export), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 54a60ac62f7a…)
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